Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio • 9

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936 CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, SCIOTO GAZETTE PAGE NINE Santa and the Viking -BY SIGRID ARNE. heu brought out the reindeer. little pink hands, and finally after half an hour the last piece of ice cracked and Nils picked up his little girl hungrily in his arms. He spoke to her and kissed her curls, but she lay limp. "Oh," cried Nils, "she must wake up.

What shall I do?" "Let's get out of here first," said the practical Captain But- CANVASES SHOWN BY MISS PURDUM Former Chillicothean Exhibits Her Paintings In California. Friends will be interested to learn of the latest honor bestowed upon Miss Bertha Purdum of Los Angeles, formerly of this city. Miss Purdum who has exhibited paintings in the Los Angeles Museum, Ebell Club, Friday Morning Club, and other cultural centers, has had 10 canvases hung in the library of that city. She is a member of the Women Painters of the West, and the Los Angeles Art Association, and present is showing art work at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel. Miss Purdum has visited here a number of times, since she and her mother, the late Mrs.

Nelson Purdum, went to the west coast to live. killed 23 in one night on the farm of Arch Thompson near Agenda, Kas. CLAUDE V. BLAUN W. SIGLER EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS North Paint St.

THE STORY SO FAR: Nils, Ning, who has been seeking lost daughter, Gudrun, for 300 years finally finds her in the palace of the Ice Queen. He sends to Santa for help in freeing her from the ice block in which she is imprisoned. Chapter 9 GUDRUN IS FREED plan to free little SANTA'S from the Ice Queen's palace meant that a great many of the workers in Toyland had to go to the ice kingdom. Santa called dozens of his elves around him, and told them of his plan: "The only way we can help Nils," he said, "is to melt the ice block in which Gudrun, is held prisoner. Two of you must carry a pan of living coals to the ice kingdom to start a fire.

More of you must take along a bellows to keep the fire alive, and the rest of you must haul logs to feed the fire." They Fly on Blitzen The elves were off to do Santa's bidding so fast they sounded like a swarm of bees. They buzzed through the Christmas trees and sawed off large branches which they cut into logs. They brought out the reindeer, Blitzen, and harnessed him. Then they hitched the to Blitzen. They took coals from the fire-place and placed them in a metal box, and they lifted down from its hook the bellows Santa uses to make a fire.

When everything was ready the whole party of elves climbed onto Blitzen's back and ordered him 1 to hurry. "Whee-ee," whinnied Blitzen, delighted to go on the trip. He rose into the air like an arrow, shaking his antlers. He flew SO fast that the falling snow stung the wee, round cheeks of the elves. When they arrived at the Ice Queen's palace Blitzen just ducked his head and flew through the gates and into the throne room.

Nils and Captain Buttons were sitting alone beside Gudrun. The Ice Queen was still away chasing the magic roses which the fairy queen was sowing across the snowy fields of the North. The Ice Melts Away In a twinkiing the elves had a good fire built at the foot of the ice-block in which Gudrun slept. The flames licked the ice, and drop, drop, drop, it melted away. First her feet were free, then her SEE THE NEW 1937 PLYMOUTH and DESOTO NOW ON DISPLAY AT Orland Ratcliff's 260 East Main Street tons.

The Ice Queen may back. We can wake Gudrun in Toyland." So the whole climbed on Blitzen's back and he flew through the night sky so high that the elves picked a bag full of stars as they flew. Tomorrow: The Ice Queen Returns. Western School Arithmetic During the past week the following made high arithmetic grades: 3-B: Patsy Gabler, Don Porter, Robert Parker, John Robinson, Ruby Smart, Philip Smith. 4-B: Marianne Schachne, Dale Comstock, Robert Seymour.

Portraits Our 4-B's are drawing pictures of Grassland Negroes, Pygmies and Oasis Dwellers on our maps of Africa. We are printing the oceans around the map. They will probably look quite nice when they are finished. We have some very good artists in our 4-B room. The maps will be on display in Miss Huffman's -Reporter, Elliott Hodgdon.

Geography On a geography test the following made A's in 5-B: Donald Hood, Dorothy Wurster, Joanne Newman, Roberta Breth, Ethel Cox, Bob Gant, Betty Bethel, John Wissler, David McKell and Billy Rutherford, 4-B: Juanita Clark, Marianne Schachne, Katherine Slagle, Rosetta Zickafoos, John Gallaher, Dicky Hathaway, Marvin Keaton, Billy Maddox, Lyle Noble, Rob. ert Tomlinson. The SMART THINGS to GivE A HATHAWAY PHOTOGRAPH Only you can give your photograph it's a gift that says "Merry Christmas" every day of the year in your own personalized way. Hathaways offer you an outDA standing selection of newest creations the art offers, and guarantees you true life-like pictures. A Phone or come tor an appointment.

Hathaway Art Studio 32 East Second Street Phone 153. I IN A A HE VANS TOWARD A Brighter Home By Ernest Capretta The Nautical Nursery Red- White-Blue Scheme Sturdy Maple Is Good Choose a small scale sparkling reds and blues. Have FLOOR wall or choose a plain less expensive Walls and woodwork: Paint woodwork, using a red white and Windows: Use coarse fish-net cord. This same cord can be tied windows. Furniture: Large permanent pieces in maple, with the big chair upholstered in red chintz.

The crib and low table can be white with red and blue trim. In a few years one can make a few changes which will create a charming Early-American bedroom. Simply use a plaid or floral wall paper in blue and white, white wood-work and red chintz draperies. Other pieces of maple may be added. Maple is something that is Early American usually in design, and this is always good.

It is usually a reproduction of famous pieces of our forefathers and something we can and should prize very highly. It increases in value as the le years roll by, and does not become passe. Pass Hospital Levy MILLERSBURG Passage of a one-mill levy by Holmes county voters in a special election yesterday assured the county today of equipping a new hospital recently completed as a Public Works Administration project. A similar levy was defeated Nov. 3.

hooked design with touches of a carpet and have it laid wall to rug, floor size. the walls white with bright blue blue nautical wall paper border. curtains with thick red and blue in loops across the top of the CLASS PLAY CAST NAMED AT McCLAIN "Christopher's Candle" Will Be Presented By Senior Class. GREENFIELD Seven members of the Senior class of McClain High School have been chosen to appear in the annual Senior presentation Dec. 18th.

Miss Elizabeth Irvine and Miss Isabel Buck are in charge of the skit, a one act play entitled "Christopher's The entire school will see the production. Those appearing in roles are Robert Buck, Emily Jane Rowe, Earl Parker Wilson, Grace Hammond, Mildred Wolfe, David Barrett, Mildred Taylor, and Mary WINDOW GLASS Stoneware Paint Auto Glass Replaced GRADY GLASS 24 East Second St. Phone 241 THE BIGGEST BREAD VALUE On The Market HOLSUM JUMBO LOAF Chillicothe Baking Co. EARL DICKASON, Prop. If You YOULL Give PLEASE TIES HIM Hand-tailored repps, moires, satins, magadors, silks, foulards, wools--by "Beau Brummel" 00 Choose From 3000! 8 LEVY'S "The Xmas Store For Men" Alice Ridgeway.

Betty Wolfe will read the Scriptures and act as chairman of the assembly. Legion To Meet Christmas plans will be discussed at the regular business meeting of Ross County Post No. 62, Americar Legion, at the armory at 7:30 p. Wednesday. Experiment Starts Fire in laboratory equipment used in a physics demonstration caused loss to the University of Cincinnati physics building placed today at $1,500.

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